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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
About the movie:
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
According to
Ardell Sheridan
, Mafia captain (and future boss)
Paul Castellano
visited the set and spoke with
Richard S. Castellano
. It was not until after Paul was killed in 1985 did Richard reveal to her that Paul was his uncle.
b.
The German aircraft strafing the tank was actually an early P-51B.
c.
June 2008 Ranked #1 on the American Film Institutes list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Courtroom Drama".
d.
Christopher Nolan
s screenplay was based on his brother
Jonathan Nolan
s story "Memento Mori". But the screenplay is still considered original (rather than adapted) because Jonathans story wasnt published until after the film was completed.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Film debuts of
Willem Dafoe
and
Terry OQuinn
.
b.
Due to
Stanley Kubrick
s fear of travel virtually the entire film was shot in and near London (despite the movies New York setting). Elaborate street sets built at Pinewood Studios were used for all the scenes showing
Tom Cruise
walking around the city.
c.
Robert Duvall
stayed out of the sun for six weeks and dyed his hair blond for the role of Boo Radley who, according to the story, spent much of his life as a recluse. The character of Arthur "Boo" Radley is based in part on
Harper Lee
s recollection of Alfred "Son" Bouleware, who lived with his parents in a dilapidated, mostly boarded-up house just a few doors away from the Lee home. He was kept secluded in the house by his father, following a vandalism incident in which young Alfred was involved. Described in the book and in the movie as leaving the house only at night because the sun hurt his eyes, this would indicate that Boo Radley was a person of Albinism (lack of pigment in the skin, in the hair, and in the irises of the eyes.)
d.
In the long shot of Jolson performing on the "runway",
Al Jolson
played himself; his only appearance in the film.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Robert Duvall
s first movie.
b.
The story is based on research that
Nicholas Ray
s ex-wife
Jean Evans
had compiled.
c.
All the rides in this movie in the first scene that are mentioned by name are computer animated. The Whippersnapper is the Oil Derrick at Six Flags Over Texas, with Computer Animated movement, the NerveWracker was the Dive Bomber Alley with Computer Animated movement, The Vomiter and Juggler were both completely animated.
d.
Originally
Ridley Scott
was going to direct the film in the late-70s, right after his debut film
The Duellists
. He put the film aside to direct
Alien
.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Executive Producer Ed Hohn passed away one month prior to filming, and Executive Producer Bill Randle passed away just after its release.
b.
Dustin Hoffman
was originally signed to play Humbert Humbert before being replaced by
Jeremy Irons
.
c.
In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked this as the #25 Greatest Movie of All Time.
d.
Among the many writings on the gas station bathroom stall are: "Why are you looking up here when the joke is in your hand?", "Bye Bye
William Frawley
", "NAMBLA Rules", and "Why the hell is everyone so goddamned angry?".
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
The first scene that
Gregory Peck
shot showed him returning home from his characters law office while his children ran to greet him.
Harper Lee
was a guest on the set that day, and Peck noticed her crying after the scene was filmed. "Why are you crying?" Peck asked. Peck had looked just like her late father, the model for Atticus, Lee explained; Peck even had a little round pot belly like her fathers. "Thats not a pot belly, Harper," Peck told her, "Thats great acting."
b.
Several shots take place in a coffee shop/dining area of the school. The location used was the real coffee shop of St. Johns College in Annapolis, Maryland, normally painted a modest off-white. The filmmakers had the coffe shop painted a bizarre orange color for the production, then painted back to white after they were finished.
c.
Kirk Cameron
, a Christian evangelist, refuses to kiss any woman other than his wife. To film a scene in which his character in this movie kisses his wife, the filmmakers had to dress Camerons real-life wife,
Chelsea Noble
, as the wife character (played throughout the rest of the movie by
Erin Bethea
) and shoot the kissing scene in shadow so the difference between Noble and Bethea would not be as evident on screen.
d.
The murals had to be painted at night under studio lights because the intense desert heat made the paint boil.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
The character of Dill is purportedly based upon
Truman Capote
, who had been a childhood friend of
Harper Lee
when he was sent to live with relatives in Lees hometown each summer. Truman Capote, in turn, based one of his characters in his literary work "Other Voices, Other Rooms" upon his recollection of Harper Lee.
b.
Voted #1 greatest war film in UKs Channel 4 poll in 2005.
c.
Ed Flanders
was originally supposed to appear as the asylum warden, Dr. Temple, but assumed the role of Father Dyer as
William OMalley
(who played the part in
The Exorcist
) was too busy to reprise the role.
d.
Episode titles: 1. To Catch a Thief 2. The Face Behind the Curtain 3. The Hand from Behind the Door 4. The Man in the Blue Spectacles 5. The Deserted Pavilion 6. Unmasked 7. The House of a Thousand Veils 8. Aiming Straight 9. The Broken Necklace 10. Shots in the Dark 11. The Other Woman 12. Into Ambush 13. The Hidden Room 14. The Trap 15. Out of the Web
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
William Windom
s movie debut.
b.
In his autobiography Hollywood Animal, Eszterhas states that his completed script was 90% dialogue and that
Michael De Luca
, New Lines head of production, told him that the companys employees liked the script so much that they were going around the office reciting lines of dialogue.
c.
Kurt Russell
,
Scott Glenn
, and
William Baldwin
did a lot of their own stunts, and the Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scott
was so impressed by their performances, that he credited them as stunt performers in the credits.
d.
This was the first movie in years to use Warner Bros "shield" logo
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
The original production of Showboat opened in the Ziegfeld Theater on December 27, 1927 and ran for 572 performances.
b.
On shooting location, a road was being blocked and a couple of patrons could not get to a bar across the street until the crew was done shooting that particular scene. While in the middle of filming a scene, one man furious with waiting runs across the scene and moons the camera, eventually making it to the bar safely.
c.
The printed source code for the robot is from NOAAs National Geodetic Survey GPS Toolbox.
d.
Alice Ghostley
s movie debut.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
Gary Cooper
was not in the original
Beau Geste
, but he did appear both in this remake of it and in the sequel to it,
Beau Sabreur
.
William A. Wellman
declined the job of directing the latter film but did direct this one.
b.
Ranked #2 on the American Film Institutes 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time (2006).
c.
Adapted from a Broadway play by
Louis N. Parker
. The original stage production of "Disraeli" also starred
George Arliss
and opened on Sep 18, 1911 at Wallacks Theatre in New York and ran for 280 performances. It was revived in 1912, 1917 (again with
George Arliss
) and 1927.
d.
When Mata Bond swings into action, the background music is "Bond Street" also scored by this films composer,
Burt Bacharach
. The real Bond Street can be seen in the later James Bond movie,
Octopussy
.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)?
a.
According to
Don Payne
, Jane Foster was more of a stereotypical scientist (dry and skeptical), but
Natalie Portman
wished to revise the character to make her more poetic: "She thought Jane could be someone who thinks outside of the box, someone whose theories are considered outlandish and are frowned upon by the scientific community. But its the kind of thinking that leads to great discoveries. When Thor arrives, shes willing to take a leap of faith - and she has to pay the consequences for it."
b.
Mary Badham
(Scout) and
Gregory Peck
(Atticus) became close during filming and kept in contact for the rest of his life. He always called her Scout.
c.
The trains used in the movie were from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum (LSRM) in Duluth. Because they were actual operating trains, actors could not operate as engineers or the conductors. They were all volunteer employees of the museum. Some of them still work there.
d.
Love em and Leave em opened at the Sam H. Harris Theater on February 3, 1926 and ran for 152 performances.
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